INTERMUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL, COMMITTEE

Report on Meeting with Water Resources Departnanc
In Victoria « Wednesday, January 30, 1974

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The City of Pore Coquitlan authorized forzar Alderaan Phil Meyers
fo attend this Deeting as thetr representative along vith Aldsroan Len Bevlay
froa the District of Coguirlan, Noward Paish accompanied the two
Tamictpal at his om

Your ¢ormittee met witn Mr. Ben Marr, Assoctata Deputy Minister of
Water Resources, and Mr, Norman Pearson, executive assistant to Mr, Uilitars,

Minister of water Resources, the meeting cook place in Mr. Marr's office at
2:00 pin,

Your cazaittee ain ita Presentation, gave the following bateriais
and inforustion to the Departuent of Water Resources,

(a) copies of the Paish Report
(&) copies of the District of Coquitlam Sot} Removal By-Law
{ce} copies of the Recoazendatioas of che Coquitlan River Valley Comitree
(4) maps and other techatcal {nformacion Supplied by Howard Paish and
Assoctates :
«@ brief ALscory of the interzunictpal environment comutttee, irs
efforcs, fruatrationg and achieverents
@ formal request for a wanagecent authority for the Coquitlan River,

Brac:
€ it ts destrabl

's Deparccent would.
The objectives ve are

Flood control on the Coquitiam River

Management of the water in the Coquiclen River

Control of discharges into the Coquitlas River

Corordination of activities of ai) @gencies cencerned vith the
Coquitlam River

Establishment of Recreational use ae a high Priority tn the
Coquitizn River Valley,

Marr and Mr, Pearson Stcted that regulation and Zoning ca the

T are being wel] handled hy tha two Muoteipa) Councils concerned,
As to vater qality, they wade 3 observations;

There {9 an absence Of any positive action by the Pollution
Control Branch,

Where the Province hag Sueiadiceion they should be prepared ro
exercise ir,

Ong case for flow Control tn th
tals recognized that this £
but pointed our thae the

8 & study relating to floy
Pollard Renore), x
plain zoning throug!
Saactity of
that they
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Report on Meeting vith Water Resources Department in Victorias
Wednesday, January 30, 1974,

In the end, Me. Pearson Procised to reply to cur Presentation by
writing each aunketpality r,
lard seporr
Be urged, tn the intecio,
a zoo as te ts received. oa Mr. Marr that he will
weet with us on any technical aspects,

eve the odtectives
Managereac
but was rejected in favour
We have been srocised a
will suszarize our
future actions, We feel that the
200 pn, to 3:15 P.3.) was vell
Suing negotiation which should
objectives for the Coquitlas River,

Youre respectfully,

Phil Keyar - city of Port Coquiclan

Ald. LL. 4, Sevley - Dizertee of Coquiziis